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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Bernie Fitzgibbon want to interview before going ahead with an arrest of Sherman McCoy?
(a) Roland Auburn's parole officer
(b) The taxi driver who drove Henry to the hospital
(c) Judy McCoy
(d) The hospital intake person

2. Who is the only person that calls Sherman with condolences who is not in his family?
(a) Maria Ruskin
(b) Peter Fallow
(c) Oscar Suder
(d) Rawlie Thorpe

3. Why does Sherman decide against telling Lopwitz about his infidelity?
(a) Lopwitz is related to Arthur Ruskin
(b) Lopwitz is a staunch puritan
(c) Lopwitz probably already knows
(d) Lopwitz is a famous gossip

4. What happens at the social event in Chapter 14 that particularly annoys Sherman?
(a) People mistake him for someone else
(b) He is snubbed
(c) He cannot find the bar
(d) He is asked his income

5. Which of these adjectives does Roland Auburn use to describe Maria in the City Light coverage in Chapter 23?
(a) Curvaceous
(b) Country
(c) Foxy
(d) Shrill

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sherman McCoy inadvertently call when he tries to dial Maria?

2. What shocks Sherman's father at the end of their conversation?

3. Which of the following characters is not present in the meeting at the beginning of Chapter 16?

4. What other group of activists show solidarity with Reverend Bacon?

5. What does Roland say about the picture of Sherman and Judy the Detectives show him?

(see the answer key)

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